Home advantage could prove decisive in Crucero del Norte - Atlético Paraná battle

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 18.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí (12000 seats)

Crucero del Norte have achieved 8 home victories so far this season, Atlético Paraná have won 2 away. Which team upgrades their records in this one?

Insights:
  • Crucero del Norte have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Torneo Federal A
  • Atlético Paraná have the fewest scored goals (21) in Torneo Federal A

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Crucero del Norte form and stats

8-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Torneo Federal A numbers at home for Crucero del Norte so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí after three straight home wins.

Crucero del Norte's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Atlético Paraná (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gimnasia y Tiro (0-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Crucero handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

It should be considered that a peek at the 14 most recent league games shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Crucero del Norte are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.

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Atlético Paraná form and stats

Atlético Paraná have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Torneo Federal A, after 2-4-8 (14 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Atlético Paraná as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Unión Sunchales match.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Atlético, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Crucero del Norte (placed 10th).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Sportivo Las Parejas.

Atlético Paraná are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlético as they have only managed to score 8 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Atlético Paraná have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent registered match featuring both these squads is the Crucero del Norte - Atlético Paraná 1-0 played not long ago this season. Caballero (Crucero) was shown a red card when these teams last played each other. Last four meetings featuring these participants: Crucero del Norte won one, Atlético Paraná triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Crucero del NorteE. Álvarez Fleitas
E. Álvarez Fleitas
7 goals
Crucero del NorteC. Campozano
C. Campozano
5 goals
Crucero del NorteN. Inostroza López
N. Inostroza López
2 goals

Crucero del Norte missing players

Atlético Paraná missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crucero del Norte Atlético Paraná
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 4 14 28
10 8 1 Won W 1 2 5
7 4 4 Drew D 2 4 7
12 3 0 Lost L 1 8 16
24 15 3 Scored S 4 8 21
38 12 2 Conceded C 6 23 41
90% 80% 40% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 86%
66% 60% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 57%
38% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 39%
17% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 25%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 14%
38% 33% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 43% 39%
28% 47% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 21% 25%
45% 40% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 50% 50%
 
4.3 4.9 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.9 5.1
5.1 4.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 8.8 5.6 4.9
2.5 2.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3.4 2.7
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
7.9 9.7 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.9 9.2
2.9 3.7 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 3.7
27% 27% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 18% 20%
 
9.6 8.1 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 13.5 11.6
4.5 3.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5.7 4.9
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • Atlético Paraná have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Atlético Paraná have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Torneo Federal A
  • Atlético Paraná have the fewest scored goals (21) in Torneo Federal A
  • Atlético Paraná have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Crucero del Norte have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Torneo Federal A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing Córdoba 28 18 8 2 49 14 14 13 1 0 34 8 14 5 7 2 15 6 35 62
2 Sarmiento Resistencia 27 16 8 3 38 14 13 8 5 0 19 7 14 8 3 3 19 7 24 56
3 San Martín Formosa 28 16 6 6 53 27 14 10 4 0 32 7 14 6 2 6 21 20 26 54
4 Central Norte 28 15 8 5 41 22 14 10 2 2 27 11 14 5 6 3 14 11 19 53
5 Gimnasia y Tiro 27 13 6 8 26 26 14 9 1 4 19 13 13 4 5 4 7 13 0 45
6 Douglas Haig 28 12 7 9 38 28 14 8 4 2 23 10 14 4 3 7 15 18 10 43
7 Sportivo Las Parejas 28 10 9 9 30 28 14 6 5 3 13 8 14 4 4 6 17 20 2 39
8 Sportivo Belgrano 28 11 5 12 35 32 14 7 3 4 20 10 14 4 2 8 15 22 3 38
9 Gimnasia Concepción 28 11 5 12 28 32 14 7 3 4 15 11 14 4 2 8 13 21 -4 38
10 Crucero del Norte 29 10 7 12 24 38 15 8 4 3 15 12 14 2 3 9 9 26 -14 37
11 Juventud Antoniana 28 9 6 13 25 37 14 7 3 4 16 17 14 2 3 9 9 20 -12 33
12 Boca Unidos 28 7 11 10 29 32 14 4 7 3 19 14 14 3 4 7 10 18 -3 32
13 Defensores Belgrano VR 29 8 5 16 24 35 14 4 2 8 13 15 15 4 3 8 11 20 -11 29
14 Def. de Pronunciamiento 28 6 9 13 22 35 14 4 6 4 15 13 14 2 3 9 7 22 -13 27
15 Unión Sunchales 28 7 5 16 27 44 14 6 3 5 16 15 14 1 2 11 11 29 -17 26
16 Atlético Paraná 28 5 7 16 21 41 14 3 3 8 13 18 14 2 4 8 8 23 -20 22
17 CDJU Gualeguaychu 28 6 4 18 24 49 14 6 2 6 18 18 14 0 2 12 6 31 -25 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing Córdoba 28 18 8 2 49 14 14 13 1 0 34 8 14 5 7 2 15 6 35 62
2 Sarmiento Resistencia 27 16 8 3 38 14 13 8 5 0 19 7 14 8 3 3 19 7 24 56
3 San Martín Formosa 28 16 6 6 53 27 14 10 4 0 32 7 14 6 2 6 21 20 26 54
4 Central Norte 28 15 8 5 41 22 14 10 2 2 27 11 14 5 6 3 14 11 19 53
5 Gimnasia y Tiro 27 13 6 8 26 26 14 9 1 4 19 13 13 4 5 4 7 13 0 45
6 Douglas Haig 28 12 7 9 38 28 14 8 4 2 23 10 14 4 3 7 15 18 10 43
7 Sportivo Las Parejas 28 10 9 9 30 28 14 6 5 3 13 8 14 4 4 6 17 20 2 39
8 Sportivo Belgrano 28 11 5 12 35 32 14 7 3 4 20 10 14 4 2 8 15 22 3 38
9 Gimnasia Concepción 28 11 5 12 28 32 14 7 3 4 15 11 14 4 2 8 13 21 -4 38
10 Crucero del Norte 29 10 7 12 24 38 15 8 4 3 15 12 14 2 3 9 9 26 -14 37
11 Juventud Antoniana 28 9 6 13 25 37 14 7 3 4 16 17 14 2 3 9 9 20 -12 33
12 Boca Unidos 28 7 11 10 29 32 14 4 7 3 19 14 14 3 4 7 10 18 -3 32
13 Defensores Belgrano VR 29 8 5 16 24 35 14 4 2 8 13 15 15 4 3 8 11 20 -11 29
14 Def. de Pronunciamiento 28 6 9 13 22 35 14 4 6 4 15 13 14 2 3 9 7 22 -13 27
15 Unión Sunchales 28 7 5 16 27 44 14 6 3 5 16 15 14 1 2 11 11 29 -17 26
16 Atlético Paraná 28 5 7 16 21 41 14 3 3 8 13 18 14 2 4 8 8 23 -20 22
17 CDJU Gualeguaychu 28 6 4 18 24 49 14 6 2 6 18 18 14 0 2 12 6 31 -25 22

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